Vélez de Benaudalla is very well kept secret, especially now that the motorway is open and we don’t go through the Los Vados gorge on our way to Granada.
Vélez de Benaudalla
news from Vélez de Benaudalla on the Costa Tropical
Vehicle Burns
by Vivienne Hughes •
A car went up in flames on the A-44, near Vélez-Benaudalla – the driver was unhurt and the incident did not cause any accidents.
Hippy in the Rubbish
by Martin Myall •
Workers at the rubbish recycling plant near Vélez Benaudalla had a shock when the body of a man appeared on the conveyor belt. It was 15.00h on Tuesday the 21st of May when cadaver appeared.
Sunday Hike to Vélez Benaudalla
by Nicola Westby •
The Almuñécar hikers’ group is off on a 6-hour jaunt between Pinos del Valle, Ízbor, Los Acebuches and Vélez Benaudalla this Sunday, the 5th of May. This is just one of a series of walks run by Senderismo del Patronato Municipal de Deportes (PMD).
Vélez Benaudalla Gardens
by Martin Myall •
Despite it hardly being a close kept secret, not many people know that this small town above Motril has a Nazarí garden, second only to Generalife.
ICS Vélez Walk
by ICS •
The International Club of Salobreña walk on November 28th will be in the Vélez de Benaudalla area with some good views of the sierras
Unwelcome Guy Fawkes
by Martin Myall •
After the consternation caused by the explosion up at the Pirotécnica Martín fireworks factory in Vélez Benaudalla, it seems that the good folks of Motril are not too keen on having a shop selling fireworks in the middle of town.
Explosion at Local Firework Factory
by Martin Myall •
Three people have been seriously injured as a result of an explosion this morning Vélez Benaudalla-based firework factory, Pirotecnia Esteban Martín de Motril.
Builders Exploited?
by Martin Myall •
The IU (left-wing political formation) have denounced that builders working on the new junior school in Vélez Benaudalla are being exploited by the building company. Workers on the building site are being made to work 15-hour days, the IU claims.
Energetic Velez Benaudalla
by Editor •
The Delegate for the Environment, Francisco Tarifa, had visited the rubbish processing plant in Velez Benaudalla, where he announced that the installations would generate enough electricity to supply 4,500 homes.